Film Reviews

[rating=6.00] There’s a great movie somewhere in Dope—Rick Famuyiwa’s latest exploration of African-American life in the United States and critical darling of this year’s Sundance Film Festival—and as much as I want to judge it as the great film it nearly is, I’m forced to look only at what I’ve been given. Unfortunately, what I’ve […]

[rating=7.00] Like so many franchises, the universe of Jurassic Park went from groundbreaking work of cinematic genius to pale imitation in just a few short movies. As stunning as that initial, Spielberg-helmed film was, its two sequels were a quick descent into the tar pits of mediocrity. The act of creating a movie worthy of […]

[rating=3.00] It just wouldn’t be the summer movie season without a disaster movie, would it? There’s something about the blockbuster months that inspires the teeming masses to show up to theaters in droves to witness yet another round of mindless destruction porn masquerading as escapism. In recent years, this niche has been filled by the […]

We might risk the journey to shed our baggage, but we’ll simply just gain new baggage along the way.

[rating=5.00] Tomorrowland feels less like a cohesive movie than it does a mish mash of decent ideas desperately in search of a story. Wild and fun concepts are thrown into a blender and spun around until mixed well, and while the resulting concoction looks rather appealing, it doesn’t quite leave you satisfied, and the aftertaste […]

[rating=3.00] It’s heartening to know that movies today still have the ability to meet or exceed one’s expectations. I expected Poltergeist to be a terrible movie, and it did not disappoint. The only thing impressive about this remake is its staggering mediocrity. I’m not the type of critic who will dismiss the concept of a […]

[rating=10.00] First things first, just so that I am absolutely clear: Mad Max: Fury Road is a work of unmitigated genius, the likes of which you’ve never seen before. It’s rare these days for a film of any sort to transcend the limitations of its genre to become a work of art. Rarer, still, for […]

[rating=8.00] Far From the Madding Crowd is an adaptation you never asked for of a book you’ve never read, but under no circumstances should you let that dissuade you from seeing this magnificent, romantic drama. There’s no doubt that there’s a vast swath of you out there who’re quick to turn your nose up at […]

[rating=7.00] The D Train is a lowbrow, screwball comedy that successfully masquerades itself as highbrow festival fodder. It’s a fine line to walk, to be sure—the slightest misstep would prove disastrous, destroying the very concept upon which the film rests. But writer-directors Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel take that walk, and they take it well. […]

[rating=7.00] The question I keep asking myself is whether or not it’s possible for a bar to be set too high. I’ve made no secret in the past about my love for all things Marvel; as a comic book geek in high school, I longed for a day when studios would give us something that […]